Verizon Updates VCAST Music on Android, Download Full-track DRM-free Songs for Cheap

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The VCAST Music app from Verizon received a substantial update this morning that delivers full-track songs, ringtones and ringback tones together through one application.  You can now purchase full-length DRM-free tracks ranging from 69 cents all the way up to $1.29 and charge them directly to your bill.

I gave the app a quick 5-minute walk-through and don’t have anything awful to say about it.  Many of you aren’t fans of VCAST apps, but you can’t completely hate on another outlet for DRM-free music purchases that can be stuck right on your VZW bill.  And I even found fairly new tracks like the newest from Lupe Fiasco you are seeing above and Dre’s “I Need a Dr.”  Worth a look in my opinion.  

MOBILE MUSIC FROM VERIZON WIRELESS DELIVERS A NEW TUNE

Updated V CAST Music App Puts Full Songs, Ringtones and Ringback Tones All in One Place for the First Time

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless said today the company has updated its V CAST Music app, enabling Android™ smartphone customers to get and enjoy the music they want easily and at lower prices.  For the first time, V CAST Music brings full-track songs, ringtones and ringback tones together in one easy-to-use application.

The new version of V CAST Music, available on Android smartphones running Android 2.1 or higher, lets customers purchase full-track songs in high-quality MP3 format without DRM.

V CAST Music will now also offer full-track songs for 69 cents, 99 cents or $1.29 per song, which can be downloaded over the air to a smartphone, and then easily moved to a computer or other MP3-compatible device using V CAST Media Manager.

“Verizon Wireless is taking a leap forward with V CAST Music.  We’re bringing the different kinds of music people love to have on their phones together in one, easy-to-use application, making it easy for customers to get what they want at lower prices,” said Greg Haller, vice president, Consumer Solutions for Verizon Wireless.  “We’ve added features to V CAST Music that make it simple and more fun to enjoy your favorite music on your phone and with your friends and family.”

Using the new V CAST Music, customers will be able to purchase multiple formats of the same song – full track, ringtone and ringback tone – at a discounted price in select bundles. Customers can easily purchase and manage Jukeboxes of ringback tones that will rotate messages so callers hear different tones each time they call.  V CAST Music now features a wish list, so customers can indicate what music they would like to purchase in the future, a “recommendations” button so they can send music suggestions to friends and family for them to preview or purchase using the app.

V CAST Music comes preloaded on select Android smartphones, and existing customers will be prompted to upgrade the next time they launch the app.  Customers that have phones without V CAST Music on the app screen, can download the new version from the Verizon Channel in the Android Martket.  The app is free to download, but customers must have a data package on their account.  Data and usage charges may apply when browsing, previewing and downloading music.

For more information on V CAST Music, visit www.verizonwireless.com/music.  For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go towww.verizonwireless.com.

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